Power of Board to gather information

(1) The Board may, by notice in writing, require a licensee or a person who, in the opinion of the Board, is or was directly or indirectly associated with the licensee, to– (a) provide, in accordance with directions in the notice, such information relevant to the licensee, that associate or the licensed premises, or with such information as the Board requires, and specified in the notice; (b) produce, in accordance with the directions in the notice, such records relevant to the licensee, that associate or the licensed premises, or to matters specified by the Board, as are specified in the notice and to permit examination of those records, the taking of extracts from them and the making of copies of them; or (c) attend before the Board, or such person as may be designated by the Board, for examination in relation to any matters relevant to the licensee, that associate or the licensed premises, or to matters specified by the Board, 25 and to answer questions relating to those matters. (2) Where records are produced under this section, the Board, or such person as may be designated by the Board to whom they are produced, may retain possession of the records for such period as may reasonably be necessary for an investigation to be carried out. (3) At any reasonable time during the period for which records are retained, the Board, or such person as may be designated by the Board, shall permit inspection of the records by a person who would be entitled to inspect them if they were not in the possession of the Board, or person designated by the (4) A person, including a director, officer or employee of a licensee, who provides information or produces records to the Board in compliance with a notice under this section does not contravene any law, rule of law, agreement or professional code of conduct to which that person is subject and no civil, criminal or disciplinary proceedings shall lie against him, or against the licensee, in respect thereof.